2017 Governor's Chairs by State

The Green Papers: 2017 General Election

2017 Governor's Chairs
by State

2 Governor's Chairs up for election in 2017

2 Elected

2 Democratic

48 Governor's Chairs not up for election in 2017

21 Open Governor's Chairs (voluntary retirement, seeking other political office, term limits)

474 Candidates seeking a Governor's Chair (Candidates may run under the banner of multiple parties. Hence, the number of parties may be greater than the number of candidates.)

This is a list of the current Governors' chairs, the incumbents occupying them, and the candidacy status of said incumbents. Chairs up for election in the year 2017 are marked as such.

There have been 0 deaths, 1 resignations, and 0 changes of party affiliation in 2017.

Governor Robert J. Bentley (Republican, Alabama) resigned on 10 April 2017 amid a sex scandal. Following his resignation, Lieutenant Governor Kay Ivey (Republican) was sworn in as Governor.

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New Jersey 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2013, 2017. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican

Open	Republican	Governor Christopher J. "Chris" Christie • First elected: 2009; re-elected: 2013 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2017 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair - At term limit
		Open Chair (no incumbent)

	Democratic	1,154,978	55.60%	former Ambassador to Germany Philip "Phil" Murphy • for Lieutenant Governor: Assemblywoman Sheila Y. Oliver

	Republican	878,588	42.29%	Lieutenant Governor Kimberly M. "Kim" Guadagno • for Lieutenant Governor: Woodcliff Lake Mayor Carlos A. Rendo

	Independent	11,776	0.57%	former Long Hill Mayor Gina Genovese • Party: REDUCE PROPERTY TAXES

	Libertarian	10,251	0.49%	Peter J. Rohrman • for Lieutenant Governor: Karese J. Laguerre

	Green	9,690	0.47%	Seth Kaper-Dale • for Lieutenant Governor: Lisa Durden

	Constitution	7,301	0.35%	Matthew "Matt" Riccardi

	We The People	4,721	0.23%	Vincent Ross • for Lieutenant Governor: April A. Johnson
Total		2,077,305	100.00%

Virginia 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2013, 2017. Term Limit: ineligble to immediately succeed after a given 4-year term
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic

Open	Democratic	Governor Terry McAuliffe • First elected: 2013 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2017 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair
		Open Chair (no incumbent)

	Democratic	1,409,175	53.90%	Lieutenant Governor Ralph S. Northam • 24 February 2015: Announced candidacy.

	Republican	1,175,731	44.97%	Edward W. "Ed" Gillespie • former Republican National Committee Chairman

	Libertarian	27,987	1.07%	Clifford D. "Cliff" Hyra • 6 May 2017: Received his party's nomination. 10,000 petition signatures are needed to put him on the general election ballot. 27 June 2017: Petitions validated.

	Scattering	1,389	0.05%	Write In
Total		2,614,282	100.00%

Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties
	• Democratic
	• Democratic-Farmer Labor
	• Republican
Major Third Parties
	• Constitution
	• Green
	• Libertarian
Other Third Parties
	• American Constitution
	• Independence
	• Marijuana
	• Socialist Party USA
	• Unity
	• We The People
Independents
	• Independent
	• No Party Affiliation
	• No Party Preference
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Not readily classifiable
	• Scattering

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.